USA Today reported that the White House plans to install solar panels on the top of its living quarters by spring of 2011. The panels will be used to heat the water system used by the first family and also generate some electricity. Jimmy Carter …
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Paris museum hosts Monet exhibit
The Grand Palais in Paris, France has just opened the biggest Monet show in the last several decades. The collection features 160 paintings of Monet’s most famous works and is being produced partially in order to restore Monet’s original status in history. Paris officials, including …
Five killed in drone attack in Pakistan
On Tuesday, Pakistani officials confirmed the death of five German nationals after a drone strike that occurred on Monday, according to a report from CNN.com. The confirmed dead are believed to be members of the group Jihad al Islami, although it was not made clear …
SGA senators discover hidden documents
The Student Government Association senators discovered College of Wooster governing documents dating back to the 1960s and 1970s.† The files were found in the Student Government office during† a group effort to organize the room.† Among the documents which span over five decades are meeting …
Ohio man commits double murder-suicide
A man in Arlington, Ohio shot his two sons, Solomon, 8, and Samson, 6, multiple times in the head and chest. Troy Geller, 35, then shot himself in the head. According to the Columbus Dispatch, Geller wrote a note before the murder/suicide saying that he …
Seven Victims Killed in Mexico Landslide
After two days of violent storms, a hillside collapsed on a rural Mexican community in the middle of the night on Tuesday. The landslide in Santa Maria Tlahuitoltepec, a town about 130 miles southeast of Mexico City, killed seven and left many more missing. According …